VATICAN CITY – Had it been said by any pro-life or “anti-gender” activist, no one would have paid any attention. But when the author is Pope Francis, the perception takes on a weighty tone. Affirmations that “surrogacy is regrettable” and that “gender theory (ideology) is very dangerous” will inevitably take on an international political importance. All the more so because the Pope making these unequivocal and categorical declarations is not just any Pontiff. It is the same Pope who, just over a month ago, decided that LGBT+ and transgender people could be godfathers/godmothers and witnesses at the Sacraments of baptisms and weddings; moreover, stated that children of trans or homosexual parents could also be baptized. →
We publish the Italian translation of the article by Flavio Volpe which appeared first on January 3rd in the Toronto Star.
TORONTO – There is no honour as humbling as being recognized by your country…
TORONTO – The federal government has increased some taxes and the impact on Ontarians, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), will be devastating, judging from the statement given to CTV by Jay Goldberg, the director of the Ontario CTF: “Canadians are being nickeled and dimed to death at a time when many people are struggling.”. →
TORONTO – It is the most active city in North America when it comes to public works. And you can see it, unfortunately: road traffic is often haywire (replace “often” with “always” if you go downtown) and the use of public transport doesn’t help, given that almost every week there are closures of metro stations ” for works” (but why don’t they do them during the night?!?) and given that the buses themselves find themselves stuck in traffic. →
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